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ulvan

ulvan noun: any of a class of sulfated polysaccharides found in the cell wall of the green alga Ulva pertusa.

Noun

ulvan (plural ulvans)

  1. Any of a class of sulfated polysaccharides found in the cell wall of the green alga Ulva pertusa.

Forms of ulvan

pluralulvans

Questions about ulvan

What does ulvan mean?
Ulvan means any of a class of sulfated polysaccharides found in the cell wall of the green alga Ulva pertusa.
What part of speech is ulvan?
Ulvan is a noun.
What is the plural of ulvan?
The plural of ulvan is ulvans.

Words near ulvan in the dictionary

  1. uluses
  2. ulva
  3. ulvaceous
  4. ulvalean
  5. ulvaleans
  6. ulvan
  7. ulvans
  8. ulvas
  9. ulvellaceous
  10. Ulverston
  11. Ulverstone

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